Thursday, August 4, 2011

nutrition as privilege

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A news story points out that the well-heeled are better positioned to be healthy.

An update of what used to be known as a food pyramid in 2010 had called on Americans to eat more foods containing potassium, dietary fiber, vitamin D and calcium. But if they did that, the journal Health Affairs said, they would add hundreds more dollars to their annual grocery bill.

Everywhere, disparity in income tells the same tale -- those who have, prosper; those who have not, are stricken. And there is no teaching the prosperous that their prosperousness amounts to little more than ego-tripping and cruelty if they give no thought or effort to those who are less prosperous.

Railing invective or soothing, well-shaped arguments make no difference: Whether prosperous or stricken, there is no convincing a man to get his head out of his ass until he convinces himself.

Of course the good thing about noticing mistakes is that anyone might have the opportunity not to repeat them.
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My name is Adam Fisher. I live in Northampton, Mass., U.S.A. I have a wife and three children. This is my blog and consists of almost-daily postings -- sometimes (older) about the Zen Buddhism I have admired and practiced for something short of 50 years; sometimes about other 'spiritual' matters; and (more recently) about whatever strikes my fancy. Except to the extent that it might help others to consider what sort of fool they might prefer not to be, this blog does not aim to help anyone. Writing is an old and diminishing habit. It's what I do. Once upon a time, I built a zendo/meditation hall in the backyard here and invited people to come. The zendo is still there and my Dharma name is still "Genkaku" ("original realization" or "original understanding") but these days the formality of meditation has drained. Black Moon Zendo is still a good zendo, but I am 77 in 2017 ... creaky and disinclined. I honor those who make courageous journeys, but am hoist by my own observation that "Just because you are indispensable to the universe does not mean the universe needs your help." Best wishes to all. I can be contacted at genkakukigen@aol.com